"If I had been able to meet Gandhi in the past, or if it were possible now, I am sure that I would not have found him to be anti-secular, as suggested in this article.
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PEACE GARDENS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD?
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Mike Maybury replied to GandhiServe Foundation's discussion Gandhi, more or less, lived an Islamic life in the group Mahatma Gandhi News DigestMike Maybury replied to GandhiServe Foundation's discussion Mahatma Gandhi: Birth control is criminal! in the group Mahatma Gandhi News Digest"It is not noted on what date Gandhi gave this opinion.
One of his statements in the above was that we should use our reason. In 1950 there was sufficient information available to show that the world population was increasing at too great a…"
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In my case, I had a very Christian family and a full time Christian education. Unlike Hinduism, whose supporters generally do not regard their religion as exclusively right, my…"
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It does seem that, over time, those in power in most countries do lose their idealism, after a while, if not instantly.
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- In regard to the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi I am a / we are an
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- At age 16 I learnt about Gandhi.
Yoga, reverence for life (Ahimsa), opposition to violence and a vegetarian regime, with feet firmly planted on the ground , are ways in which I try to reflect some of Gandhi's ideas.
My sources are eclectic, like Gandhi. For some years I have become more strongly atheist, which seems to be a divergence from some of Gandhi's thoughts.
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- I want to encourage Peace Gardens worldwide.
These can be from small corners of private gardens, surroundings of public buildings, temples, churches etc to public areas, gardens and parks.
The aim is to provide areas of calm and quiet, devoted to the idea that all problems should be solved by discussion, negotiation and non-violent methods. These methods can apply to resolving problems at school, in communities and in international relations.
The gardens are encouraged to have references to non- violent campigns, such as Gandhi's in South Africa and India, Martin Luther King's campaign for civil rights in the USA etc. Peaceful symbols and murals may be part of some. Incidents when non-violence solved problems, or perhaps failed, might form a part of some larger Peace Gardens.
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Peace One Day, which has turned into the United Nations Day of Peace is a day that I support. In Portsmouth, on the South Coast of the UK. we now have the United Nations flag flying every day among the UK and other national flags at the Civic Offices. This is symbolic of the One World in which we live, and is part of my ongoing campaign to encourage international thinking among ordinary people. Crude nationalism and war preparations should be a thing of the past as we link with peoples of different culturesthroughout the world.
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Personal health and a healthy lifestyle, incorporating a vegetarian or vegan diet, are possibly the most essential regime that I promote. Without a healthy body and healthy mind we cannot achieve anything else, and become a burden on ourselves, our family and others. The body is a self-healing organism and we need to treat it in such a way that it serves us throughout our lives with the minimum of pain and incapacity, In common with Gandhi I avoid all drugs, including alcohol, and can attest to the fact that life can be very enjoyable, and entirely sociable. I do not follow Gandhi in his ascetic lifestyle, as I have always tried to avoid extreme attitudes which can seperate one from other humans. I feel that the primary objective for a human life if to enjoy it, without endangering it by dangerous acts and practices.
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- I support many vegetarian, animal rights and health organisations as well as peace, civil rights, world development and environmental.movements.
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Peace Gardens throughout the world.
Posted on January 14, 2009 at 10:52am 1 Comment 0 Likes
I have posted the first item in the Forum.
Why not take a look?
Give your views.
It offers the opportunity to get peace appreciated by ordinary people throughout the world.
Why not take a look?
Give your views.
It offers the opportunity to get peace appreciated by ordinary people throughout the world.
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- At 2:34pm on January 15, 2009,
Uttam Teron said… - Happy to read about you. Happy to know that you are vegetarian.
"Without a healthy body and healthy mind we cannot achieve anything else, and become a burden on ourselves" it is right.
Mahatma Gandhi was vegetarian. More people in Gujarat, Rajasthan are vegetarian.
thank you
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